Title
A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE PAY CLASSIFICATION PLAN AND AUTHORIZING A BUDGET TRANSFER IN THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Summary
Description of Topic: (who, what, where, when, why and how much)
Regarding the Planning and Development Services Department, there is a need to reclassify a position and move employees who currently sit in these positions to better align with the current duties being performed and to support the organizational structure and for long-term planning considerations. One of the Administrative Assistant I positions in the department is performing administrative work for the building side of the department, mainly performing the duties of a Permit Technician, which is a position on the City's pay plan at a grade 90. This request would reclassify the Administrative Assistant I position to a Permit Specialist at a grade 110. The employee sitting in the current Permit Technician position would move to the Permit Specialist role and the employee sitting in the Administrative Assistant I position performing the permitting duties would move to the Permit Technician role. This request is budget neutral due to an upcoming retirement in the department.
In addition, the department is requesting a budget transfer of $5,000 from its Travel and Training account to its Part-Time Salaries account, increasing the part-time salary budget to $15,000. The department has identified a need for part-time inspection support to assist with complex inspections and provide coverage during staff absences. This additional staffing flexibility will help maintain inspection quality and service demands.
Budgetary Impact:
Non-Capital Item:
____ Budgeted under account #_______________ (discussion item)
__x__ Not budgeted, requesting transfer of $5,000.00____ from Account #100-2032-6055___ to Account #100-2030-5002__.**Request to Transfer Departmental Budget Dollars form must be attached**
____ Not budgeted requiring increase to account #___________ in the amount of $____________.**Request to Increase Departmental Budget Dollars form must be attached**
Capital - Departmental **Capital Purchase Worksheet form must be attached**
____ Budgeted under account #______________ for $_________ and described in budget as ________________________. Additional amount needed, if any: Increase in budget of $_________ OR, transfer of $________ from Account #____________ to Account #_____________**Request to Increase OR Request toTransfer Departmental Budget Dollars form must be attached**
____ Not Budgeted - account #____________ requires budget increase of $_____________.**Request to Increase Departmental Budget Dollars form must be attached**
Capital Project - **If requesting to start a project, a Capital Project Worksheet form must be attached**
In current year Capital Projects Plan:
_____ Yes, described as __________________________, planned amount $___________, requesting $_________ as total project estimate, including contingencies, under account #_________________
_____ No, requesting $___________ as total project estimate, including contingencies, under account #____________________.
_____ Yes, requesting an increase of $___________ to an already approved project titled ________________________ that is being tracked under Account No. ___________________.
_____ No, requesting an increase of $__________ to an already approved project titled _______________________ that is being tracked under Account No. _________________.
Body
WHEREAS, the Planning and Development Services Department has identified a need to realign certain positions to reflect the operational needs of the department and the actual work being performed requiring an amendment to the City's Pay Classification Plan, and
WHEREAS, reclassifying positions and aligning employees accordingly will improve organizational efficiency, enhance service delivery, and support long-term planning considerations, and
WHEREAS, the proposed reclassification and position movements can be accomplished with no net budget impact due to anticipated salary savings, and
WHEREAS, the department has identified a need for part-time inspection assistance to support complex inspections and provide coverage during staff absences in order to maintain service quality and workload demands requiring a budget transfer of $5,000 between operational and personnel categories with no increase to overall departmental budget appropriations;.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Foley, Alabama, as follows:
SECTION 1: Amends the Pay Classification Plan by eliminating one (1) slot in the position of Administrative Assistant I (Job Code 2030101 / Grade 60) and authorizing the new position of Permit Specialist (Job Code 2030114 / Grade 110).
SECTION 2: Transfer $5,000 between categories within the Planning and Development Services accounts as documented in the attached request form.
SECTION 3: This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption as required by law.